Houses are usually occupied by a single family or housemates, like in the cases of group homes and boarding houses.
Houses come in many different shapes, sizes and architectural styles. They range from one room shacks and cabins to the largest of palaces, mansions and castles. Houses also are made many different materials from thatch and wood , to brick, stone and modern materials like metal. Typically, a house contains only one to three floor levels/ storeys, but four or more stories are common in urban and waterfront areas. Basements are common in certain climatic zones. Houses can be standard shaped or can take unorthodox shapes such as of domes and pyramids. Houses can be detached stand-alone buildings or joined to other houses at the sides to make a "terrace" or "row house" (a connected row of houses).
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